Sunrisers Eastern Cape set to face Paarl Royals in Qualifier 2 of the SA20 2025-26 (SA20) at the Wanderers Stadium, in Johannesburg, on Friday, January 23.
Preview
In Qualifier 2 of the SA20 2025-26, Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) are set to face Paarl Royals (PR). Sunrisers Eastern Cape performed outstandingly this season. However, they lost the Qualifier 1 game against the Pretoria Capitals by 7 wickets. In the last game, Jonny Bairstow and Jordan Hermann performed well and scored 50 and 41 runs, respectively. However, their bowling performance was not at its best, which led to their loss in the game. However, Lewis Gregory, Anrich Nortje, and Chris Green took a wicket.
On the other hand, the Paarl Royals also performed well this season. Moreover, they won the eliminator game against the Joburg Super Kings by 36 runs. Lhuan-dre Pretorius performed well and scored 51 runs, while Kyle Verreynne, Dan Lawrence, Sikandar Raza, and Asa Tribe also batted well. In bowling, Hardus Viljoen took three wickets and Ottneil Baartman took two. The winner of this game will play the final against Pretoria Capitals.
Match Information
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals, Qualifier 2
Probable PlayingXI
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
JM Bairstow, Q de Kock, A Nortje, Jordan Hermann, T Stubbs(C), James Coles, L Gregory, M Jansen, S Muthusamy, MP Breetzke, Chris Green
Bench: M Van Buuren, PE Kruger, Jp King, B Swanepoel, C King, Allah Mohammad, L Sipamla, AF Milne, CP Wood, KTH Ratnayake
Paarl Royals
DW Lawrence, A Tribe, N Mokoena, Sikandar Raza, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, K Verreynne, RA Herman(C), KL Cachet, BC Fortuin, GC Viljoen, OEG Baartman
Bench: DA Miller, Vishen Halambage, D Potgieter, G Moti-Kanhai, N Peter, Eshan Malinga, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, JJ Basson, T Rew, O Cele, Waqar Salamkheil
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Quinton de Kock SEC | WICKETKEEPER – 8.5
Quinton de Kock is the highest run scorer of this season. He has scored 347 runs in the last 9 innings. Moreover, he is a key player for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape this season.
Dan Lawrence PR | bat – 8.5
Dan Lawrence has performed well in the recent past. Moreover, he has scored 36 runs in the last match against JSK. He can win games for the Paarl.
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Jordan Hermann SEC | BAT – 8
Jordan Hermann is a talented middle-order batter. He has performed exceptionally well in recent times. Moreover, he scored 41 runs in the last game. He has the ability to perform well in the SEC.
Ottniel Baartman PR | BOWL – 7.5
Ottneil Baartman is an excellent pacer and the current highest wicket-taker in the league. Moreover, he took 19 wickets in the last 8 games.
Budget
Anrich Nortje SEC | BOWLER – 9
Anrich Nortje is an excellent bowler and is currently in good form. Moreover, he took 15 wickets in the last 9 games. He is definitely a brilliant bowler and can perform well this season.
Sikandar Raza PR | all – 9
Sikandar Raza is an excellent all-rounder. Moreover, he scored 35 runs and took a wicket in the last game against JSK. He will undoubtedly be a vital player for Paarl Royals this season.
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James Coles – SEC | ALL – 8.5
Mitchell Van Buuren – SEC | BAT – 6.5
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